Commissioners Meet Monday In Grays Harbor County
Montesano May 17 The county commissioners' meeting covered routine matters including rejection of Newton Gauntt’s bill for courthouse plans and confirmation of Lewis D Templeman as Aberdeen police chief with broad authority. Other actions included road work bids, tax adjustments, and street improvements.
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Montesano
Board of County Commissioners
Newton C. Gauntt
Yakima
Hoquiam
Davis
Grays Harbor
Chehalis County
Tide land purchase rule tightens June 8 deadline
Owners of first class tide lands beyond two miles must apply to State Land Commissioner Ek W Ross before June 8 to keep preference rights for buying adjoining second class tide lands. A 90 day limit runs to June 8 under a new emergency law. Applications for second class lands, between mean low and extreme low tide, are available from the State Land Commissioner.
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Ek. W. Ross
Tate
Important ruling by tax commission on property taxes
The Washington state tax commission, in a written opinion to Garfield County assessor, holds that disposing personal property before taxes are collected does not bar future collection if real property is acquired later. It also states assessors may change tax numbers when property is divided, warehousemen must file grain lists, and the board of equalization can lower overvalued personal property.
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Olympia
State Tax Commission
Garfield County
Board of Equalization
Crescent Hotel Bought by Seattle’s A M Lunn for Repairs
The Crescent hotel changing hands again as A M Lunn of Seattle purchases from Albert Nelson. He plans repairs and will manage the hostelry bringing his family from Seattle. Lunn has twenty years in the hotel business.
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Crescent Hotel
Albert Nelson
F. C. Schlentz
A. M. Luann
Seattle
Mr. Lunn
West Coast Lumber Manufacturers' Association Formed
A joint committee announces plans for a West Coast Lumber Manufacturers' association uniting Oregon Washington and British Columbia with a Centr alia headquarters Two trustees from eight Pacific Northwest centers will sit on a main board and a high salaried manager will run operations The plan divides the Northwest into eight districts and adds rail and cargo branches with multiple departments including trading inspection and market extension.
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Seattle
Oregon
Washington
British Columbia
Rocky Mountains
West Coast Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Centralia
Pacific Northwest
Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
C. C. Bronson
W. B. Mack
O. M. Clark
L. J. Wentworth
Oregon & Washington Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
S.C. Mumby
F. H. Machafferty
Southwestern Washington Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Northwest
Willamette River Valley
Columbia River Valley
Grays Harbor
Willapa Bay
Tacoma
Everett
Bellingham
Chehalis County Fair Association Forms Capital Stock
Articles of incorporation filed for the Chehalis County Fair Association with capital stock set at 500 shares of $25 each totaling $5,000. W. J. Patterson tops the list with 245 shares at $500 as stock books open. CC Quackenbush and Phil S Locke set up headquarters at 806 East Wishkah Street to recruit farmers for a three day fair and two preliminary days.
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Chehalis County
Wishkah — Street
Disappointment Over Supreme Court Ruling on Standard Oil Case
Washington reports detail the day’s debate on the Supreme Court’s Standard Oil decision. President Taft voiced disappointment at the reversal of prior precedent on reasonable versus unreasonable restraints of trade, while Justice Harlan criticized judicial legislation and warned against court usurping legislative power.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Standard Oil
Taft
Congress
Capitol
Harlan
White
Legislative Branch
Justice Harlan
Catholic church card party raises church fund in Pythian lodge
The card party hosted by the ladies of the Catholic church in the Pythian lodge room last evening was a pronounced success socially and financially, benefiting the church building fund.
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Catholic Church
Pythian Lodge
Church Building Fund
Foresters Grand Court Concludes Sixteenth Convention
The Grand Court of Washington Foresters held its sixteenth annual convention in Aberdeen. Despite wet weather, officials, delegates and Grays Harbor Court enjoyed hospitality, with a city tour, a grand ball at the Armory, a smoker hosted by Grays Harbor, and a clambake planned for Westport.
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Grand Court of
Washington
Foresters of America
Aberdeen
Grays Harbor Court
Westport
Grays Harbor
Pythian Temple
Parks
J. H. Denning
Seattle
Armory
Foresters
Rushing Railroad Grade Near Aberdeed and Hoquiam
Aberdeen Construction Company rushes to finish O. and W. grade in two weeks. Superintendent Blanchard runs two crews from 4 AM to 12 noon and 4 PM to 9 PM. Over 30 000 yards of rock removed from the hill near Twenty first street. Work limited to the south side of the Northern Pacific tracks from Aberdeen to Twenty fourth street.
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Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Aberdeen Construction Company
Blanchard
Twenty-first Street
Northern Pacific
Twentyfourth Street
Aberdeen man marks seventy second birthday looks young for age
Frank E. Drake celebrated his seventy second birthday on Tuesday born in Michigan May 15 1839. A Aberdeen resident of 22 years he appears fit for more, reputed to be the youngest looking man of his age on Grays Harbor.
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Frank E. Drake
Michigan
Mr. Drake
Aberdeen
Grays Harbor
Insurrectos Win in Mexico Gain Pact and Resignations
In Mexico City on May 17 reports say President Diaz and Vice President Corral will resign before June 1. De La Barra to act as president ad interim with Madero as joint adviser, forming a de facto joint regency and setting terms for a new election within six months.
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Mexico City
Diaz
Corral
de la Barra
Ad Interem
Madero
Mexico
Foreign Office
Juarez
General Armistice Declared in Mexico War
Juarez May 17 A general five day armistice between revolutionary forces and the federal government takes effect at 6 oclock tonight across Mexico. It marks the first halt since the revolution began last November and aims to lead to a peace agreement restoring tranquility within days. General Madero announced the armistice after a report that President Diaz would resign by month end. provisional presidency expected to pass to De La Barra under constitutional authority.
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Juarez
Mexico
Madero
Associated Press
Mexico City
Diaz
Relations de la Barra
Republic
Chamber of Commerce meeting notes address road work and ethics
At the Aberdeen chamber luncheon S K Bowes presided in Rupert’s absence. Members discussed finishing the Westport road, improving the Hulburt mill to waterworks route, and a letter from Secretary Barnes about the Southwest Washington Development Association meeting. A Cosmopolis delegation urged pressuring Grays Harbor Commercial Co. over its practices, but the chamber declined jurisdiction. Aberdeen Printing Co. promotes mill forms and loose leaf devices.
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Chamber of Commerce
S. K. Bowes
Rupert
R. B. Wiseman
Chamber
Westport
Clyde Davidson
Geo. J. Wolff
Roy G. Keagy
Barnes
Southwest Washington Development Association
Grays Harbor Commercial Co
Distler
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Lewis D
Templeman
Whaling Station
J. A. Hutcheson
MecKillip
Teachers’ Institute
J. D. Isaacs
Chehalis River
Hall & Co
Bay City
Chas. MacDermoth
Henry Lentz
Chehalis
August Wallin
S. G. Morse
Moclips
E. D. Garrard
Federal Mill Co
Andrew Droskie
R. T. Dempsey
A. J. Mitchell
Faton’s
Elma
Dudley & Mapes
A. Balch
Otto Laine
M. A. Johnson
Lewis D. Templeman
F. R. Archer
Iowa
Archer
Lalient
Board of Education
Third
H Streets
First Avenue
Pavi B Street
Second Street
Marion Street
Second Avenue
Hume Street
Block 2
Hopkins
Benn
Add
First Street
D Street
F Street
McCaw
Wolff's
West Eight Street
Crioyen
Grays
Tidelands
TAG Commission
Boston Herald
West Coast Association
County Fair Association
Grand Court OF Foresters
Oregon & Washington
Insurectos
Westport Road
Cosmopolis
Aberdeen Printing Co
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